Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (12.07.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion A: All member countries of the International Solar Alliance are located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Reason (R): Reason R: The intensity of solar radiation in the tropical region is high compared to the temperate and polar regions.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) A is not correct but R is correct — The answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
Explanation
★The answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
★The member countries of the International Solar Alliance lie either completely or partly between the two tropics, not all fully within them.
★So the claim that all lie between the tropics makes Assertion A incorrect.
★The intensity of solar radiation in the tropics is indeed higher than in temperate and polar regions, so Reason R is correct.
★This is why sun-rich tropical countries anchor the alliance.
★Thus A is not correct while R is correct.
★So the answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
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